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VOLLAND, Paul Fred - Date of
birth
9 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06976009 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clara Volland (mother)
Gorden Volland (brother)
Brooks Volland (brother)
More information
Pfc Paul F. Volland graduated from Kew Gardens High School in Long Island and attended college for two years.He joined the Regular Army on 9 August 1939 and served in Panama. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he returned to the United States and was stationed in Brooklyn. He then volunteered for the paratroopers and was sent overseas in September 1942.
He participated in the D-Day invasion where he was wounded in action and hospitalized for three months. For this he was awarded the Purple Heart a first time.
At the time of his death, his brother Gordon was an officer cadet and paratrooper instructor at Fort Benning.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Montclair Times
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Montclair Times